Add the Argo CD MCP server to Windsurf

Prerequisites

• Windsurf installed.
• ARGOCD_BASE_URL — Base URL of your Argo CD instance (e.g. https://argocd.example.com).
• ARGOCD_API_TOKEN — Argo CD API token used to authenticate API calls.

Setup

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "argocd": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "argocd-mcp@latest",
        "stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ARGOCD_BASE_URL": "<ARGOCD_BASE_URL>",
        "ARGOCD_API_TOKEN": "<ARGOCD_API_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Gotchas

Windsurf's Cascade reads MCP servers from an "mcpServers" object in ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json. Unlike most clients, remote servers are configured with the "serverUrl" field rather than "url", so a config that uses "url" silently fails to connect. Native remote transport is supported without an OAuth flow.